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PUTTING In A BIG BILL.
THE PACIFIC ROAD ASKS THE
COMMISSION FOR 100000.

An Insinuation by the Counsel for the
Corporation That the Commissioners
Intended to Try to Charge Illegal
Expenses to the Governmental
Denial by the Commissioners.
NEW YORK, Sept. 3O-In the course Of
the Pacific railroad investigation today
Commissioner Anderson asked Counselor
A. A. Cohen if he was ready to produce
the check stubs drawn by Mr.. Huntington
between 1872 and $780, and the letter press
books of the Central Pacific's New York
office for the same time Mr.. Cohen replied
that he had not. 1t was none of his busi-
ness
Commissioner Anderson-Are you not
present as a representative of the Central
Pacific railroad
Mr. Cohen-I am.
Mr. Anderson--Then this commission asks
you as such representative to produce the
exhibits called for.
A BILL AGAINST THE COMMISSION.
Mr. Cohen-I don't feel called upon TO do
SO, and have not communicated your desire
to the company. | will attempt the produc-
tion when my client directs me SO 10 do.
pended nearly 100000 for the transporter
ton of the food and wine of this cornmis-
sion, and also in providing an immense mass
of documentary evidence. / don't feel that
the railroad should be called upon to pay
out any more money for this commission
until it has shown some evidence of an in
tention even to consider the claim we have
against it now.
Mr.. Anderson-This is mere evasion Of
the question.
COHEN GROWS HOT.
Mr.. Cohen-No, sir. 1t is not, and will
not permit you to use such language in ad
dressing me, Mr.. Anderson. The act which
authorizes your appointment does not allow
you to abuse any one, or act in any other
than gentlemanly manner, and you shall
not address me in any other way.
Mr. Anderson replied that the answer was
nevertheless an evasion, and again made a
demand upon the Central Pacific railroad
through MIR. Cohen for the exhibits called
for.
Mr. Cohen again reverted to the bill
against the commission, and, drawing a
copy from his pocket, was very anxious to
read the items.
THE COMMISSIONERS OBJECT.
A chorus of negatives from the commits
sion was the answer TO his request The
commission said that it wanted the bill laid
before it so that it could determine Just
what the government should, and what it
should not, say of the claim under the con-
tract with the railroad, which was an ar
rangement by which the members of the
commission were to pay any individual
claim.
Commissioner Littler said that he did not
propose that the government should pay
for the transportation of his wife because
she accompanied him.
ALL THAT 1T ASKS
Gov. Pattison said that the commission
had called for an itemized bill under this
contract, and desired to be in the same po-
sition as any other person or persons in its
dealings with the railroad.
Mr.. Cohen SAID he would present the bill
at the afternoon session of the commission
Commissioner Anderson desired to know
if the Central Pacific railroad proposed to
attempt to place the members of the COM
mission in the position of desiring the gov
ernment to pay for the entertainment of
their wives and children, and Mr. Cohen re-
piled that he knew nothing about the mats
ter further than the bill that had been sent
him for presentation.
AT the afternoon session Gov Pattisou
asked Mr.. Cohen to read the bill for transs
portation incurred by the commission
Mr.. Cohen declined, but Gov. Pattison
insisted, because Mr.. Cohen had made some
statements rejecting on the commission, and
the bill was read, thus:
For the commission proper. ...........s...S Sf,9H
For engineers. ......,.-........... 5,S3I
Gov. Pattison said that when the bills
were passed upon the money would be paid.
Then the commission adjourned, subject to
the call of the chair.